Along with pledges from the wider community towards your crowdfunding campaign, the borough council has two funds available which it can pledge into active crowdfunding campaigns. 

• 90k Revenue Fund - Council can pledge up to £5k per project capped at 50% of the campaign target. 
• £75k Capital Budget - Council can pledge up to £5k per project capped at 50% of the campaign target

If a project requires both revenue and capital funding, the council can contribute from both funds, no more than 65% of the campaign target?

* The council reserves the right to pledge higher amounts at its discretion. 

Eligibility Criteria

The funding is available to voluntary and community groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations and faith groups (N.B. faith groups applying for funding should ensure that the activities they are offering are open to all and demonstrate a wide community benefit).

• Schools can apply in partnership with a Community Voluntary Sector organisation. Projects much demonstrate a wider community benefit. The funding cannot support projects that schools are statutorily required to delivered.
• ​Projects must encourage cohesion, trust, integration or understanding across different communities in Tamworth.
• Projects must show a willingness to work in partnership and communicate well with other relevant organisations

• Organisations must be properly constituted, and a copy of the constitution will be required.
• Organisations must have a bank account with at least two signatories, who are not related or co-habiting, a copy of the organisation’s most recent bank statement must be submitted with the application.
• Organisations must provide a safeguarding policy if working with children / vulnerable adults at risk.
• Organisations must undertake appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service checks inline with government guidance DBS checks: detailed guidance - GOV.UK
• Organisations must have an equality and diversity policy/statement.
• Organisations must be inclusive and allow access to, or use/participation by, the general public. Membership should not be refused on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, and occupation, religious, political or other beliefs. An organisation which supports individuals based on a protected characteristic should demonstrate they are inclusive on all other grounds.
• Organisations must have adequate insurance in place.

Additional criteria for Capital fund

• Organisations and properties benefitting from the fund must be within the boundary of the borough of Tamworth.
• The property in the proposal must be either owned by the organisation or there must be a long-term lease (over 10 years) in place and have permission for the work to be carried out
• The proposal must in some way improve the property to enable it to be used in a more diverse and inclusive manner.

What can't we fund (applies to both funds):​​

• Individuals
• Private businesses
• Projects supporting private interests / profit making organisations.​
• Projects excluding any particular groups in society or those with protected characteristics.​
• Proposals from political groups.​
• Projects that promote particular religions/faiths/political ideologies not considered to be inclusive.
• We are not able to match fund Statutory provision, Local Authority teams or Council projects.

We are looking for projects that:

• Empower the Tamworth community bringing different communities together, removing barriers and providing infrastructure and support where it is needed.
• Develop a sense of belonging and raise awareness of the diversity of the Tamworth community
• Support the development of organisations working with under-represented groups to increase their engagement and involvement.
• Support and promote initiatives that highlight the positive contribution made by different communities and ensure they have a wide cross-community appeal.
• Help facilitate and support events that bring different communities together creating opportunities to promote new and different exchanges that bridge understanding and give opportunities to bond.
• Create and promote volunteering opportunities that bring different people together with a focus on younger and older people, including opportunities to bring those groups together.

This programme runs two funding rounds a year, launching in January and June. See the About page for current dates. 

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Create a project page
Head to spacehive.com/create to get started.

Spacehive will help you develop your project idea so you are set up for success and ready to crowdfund. If you need some feedback, tell us about it here and we’ll guide you on how to begin. 

By sharing your project idea we can also share information with you on our upcoming events. 

Access Tamworth Borough Council funds
Spacehive will connect you exclusively with Tamworth Borough Council Funds on the platform. Here you will need to answer some key questions from the council regarding your project. Work with Spacehive to develop your project idea and put yourself in the best possible position to secure a contribution. 

Share and collect pledges
Once your crowdfunding campaign is up and running, share your campaign via as many means possible, both online and offline. Start by securing support from your backers in the form of lots of small pledges to demonstrate local buy-in for your project. That’s what the council will want to see when they assess your project idea and hopefully make a pledge towards your campaign. 

Hit your target and deliver your project
Once you hit your crowdfunding target, you’ll receive your funds within a few weeks and you can start delivering your project.

To learn more about crowdfunding on Spacehive, visit the Help Centre. 

For any additional questions, please contact Spacehive on [email protected].